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Ten Rules for Eating Food Overseas

Darren Carlson

If you have traveled, you have all been in this scenario. The host wants to provide a nice meal, it is placed in front of you and you are not sure whether you will spend the next few days sick if you eat it. Generally speaking, here are some rules for you to live by:

“The host wants to provide a nice meal, it is placed in front of you and you are not sure whether you will spend the next few days sick if you eat it. Generally speaking, here are some rules for you to live by:”

Rule 1: Use your
common sense and keep in mind general expiration-date time frames with food you
are familiar with.

Rule 2: Don’t eat any
raw meat.

Rule 3: Don’t eat any
raw vegetables, unless you know they have been properly disinfected.

Rule 6: Just as in
the U.S., but more important overseas, wash your hands before you eat. It is
good to always have some hand-sanitizer on hand in order to wash before eating.

Rule 7: Even if
something has been cooked, if it has cooled to room-temperature and you don't
know when it was cooked, it is better not to eat it.

Rule 8: Never drink tap water.

Rule 9: Never use ice in your drink.

Rule 10: Don't drink any beverage from a container that is not
sealed.

Darren Carlson is the President of TLI, which he founded in 2009, and now serves with a staff of over 40 people serving around the world, providing theological training in underserved and undertrained areas. Darren holds two masters from Trinity Evangelical Divinity School and is a PhD candidate at the London School of Theology. You can connect with him on Facebook and Twitter.